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Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN

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On 10/21/2015 11:24 AM, Terry Alexander via Python-list wrote:

> I have tried installing both Python 2.7 and 3.5, and in both cases I
> cannot get IDLE to work. I received the following message both times:

What OS? Windows? which version?  How did you start IDLE?  Start menu 
icon?  Command line?

> IDLE’s subprocess didn’t make connection.Either IDLE can’t start a
> subprocess or personal firewall software is blocking the connection.
>
> I am running Norton, and disabled it, but still IDLE will not run. Any
> suggestions?

Don't shout with ALL CAPS in the subject line.  It usually indicates 
spam.  I already know that this problem is very frustrating.

Firewalls are seldom the problems anymore.  I occasionally saw this on 
Win 7 when restarting, but never on startup, and never more than once or 
twice in a session.

What's left is misconfiguration of your network interface that prevents 
a loopback connection.  There might be answers on Stackoverflow that 
would help, depending on your OS.

In the meanwhile, you can start IDLE with the -n option.  Either use a 
command line or create an 'IDLE -n' icon.  Again, details depend on 
exact OS.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-10-23 00:19 -0400

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